Dental Operations Strategist

Vaheed Shahnam DMD

I help practice owners find the revenue they're already losing — through smarter operations, not more patients.

Ready to talk?

See where your practice is leaving money on the table — or just ask me anything about your operations.

The Problem

Your schedule looks full. Your team is busy. Production numbers seem fine on paper.But somehow the margin isn't there.Cancellations quietly eat into your hygiene revenue. Payroll creeps up without a clear reason. Your front desk is "busy" but recare rates are slipping. You've tried systems and software, but nothing sticks because the real problem isn't a missing tool — it's operational drift.It happens slowly. And by the time most owners notice, it's been costing them $8,000–$15,000 a month.

Credibility

I'm not a business coach who read a book about dentistry. I owned and operated my own practice — made payroll, managed the staffing chaos, felt the weight of every overhead dollar. I've also been in the clinical seat as a provider, so I know what realistic operations actually look like when the schedule falls apart at 10 a.m. on a Tuesday.I combined that with a Master's in Management from Harvard, focused on operations and organizational effectiveness — because I wanted to understand why good practices quietly underperform, not just throw tactics at the symptoms.That combination — owner-operator experience plus formal systems training — is what makes this different.